The boy's grandmother said he told her, 'I'm sorry for killing my mom,' then asked if his Amazon package had arrived, according to the criminal complaint.
A 10-year-old boy in Milwaukee is accused of shooting and killing his mom because she wouldn't buy him a virtual reality headset.A 10-year-old boy in Milwaukee is accused of shooting and killing his mom because she wouldn't buy him a virtual reality headset.Steve Frisch has lived near the home in the 8700 block of Hemlock for more than two decades."They just asked me how I'm doing and stuff like that," Frisch recalled.
The boy said he got the gun because he was mad at his mom for waking him up at 6 in the morning and that she would not allow him to order a virtual reality headset from Amazon, according to detectives. Family told the police the boy had "rage issues" all his life, and at 4 years old he picked up a puppy by its tail and swung it around until it whined in pain.
A sibling also told police the 10-year-old was meeting with a therapist who gave him a concerning diagnosis that led his mother to place cameras inside their home.A family member told police that they "felt bad for not stepping in earlier ... Because they knew that eventually something bad was going to happen."The boy's grandmother said he told her, "I'm sorry for killing my mom," then asked if his Amazon package had arrived, according to the criminal complaint.
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